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Rocket Software's August 2026 AI update covers RPG modularization, unit test generation, and iCluster tuning. Here's what it does and what's missing.
BRMS 5770-BR2 costs $400 per core per year, nearly double the old license. What breaks on 7.5 and 7.6, and why September 30 forces the question.
Sep 16, 2026 ·8 min read
Power8 caps at IBM i 7.4, which loses standard support on September 30, 2026. What the Service Extension misses, and what new Power iron actually costs.
Sep 14, 2026 ·9 min read
IBM i shops patch the server and never patch the clients. CVE-2026-7770 is a CVSS 8.8 RCE in ACS, and IBM ships security updates only for the current version.
Sep 9, 2026 ·9 min read
The IBM Bob free trial does not cover IBM i. The first-month waiver does. The path to a $20 month, what 50 Bobcoins buy, and what month two costs.
Sep 7, 2026 ·8 min read
IBM i 7.4 end of support lands September 30, 2026. The exact Service Extension multipliers, what the money stops covering, and why 28 days is not enough.
Sep 2, 2026 ·10 min read
Oracle AI Database 26ai finally preserves EBCDIC sort order. Here is what that fixes for a Db2 for i shop, and the six things it leaves untouched.
Aug 31, 2026 ·8 min read
The August 2026 IBM i security PTF batch carries 40 CVEs. Three of the fixes break things, and IBM has published a fix for none of them yet.
Aug 26, 2026 ·10 min read
IBM published 810 free pages on IBM i modernization as Redbook MD260020. What it covers, how it reads, and two ways to download the wrong file.
Aug 24, 2026 ·9 min read
IBM i Migrate While Active costs $2,000 per core per year, and IBM says it is not a DR solution. What the summer TRs added to MWA, BRMS, and tape.
Aug 19, 2026 ·10 min read
IBM's free Bob in Action event runs August 27 with an IBM i track. Who should go, what the hackathon really demands, and the cost IBM doesn't mention.
Aug 17, 2026 ·8 min read
Astera built AI extraction for IBM i and mainframe reports. Here's what it costs, how it works, and how it stacks up against what IBM i shops already run.
Aug 12, 2026 ·6 min read
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